Relaxing Collection (page 14)

British soldier relaxing on a stretcher, Somme, WW1
A British soldier relaxing and reading the news on an abandoned German stretcher on the Somme, Western Front, during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldiers swimming during a break, WW1
British soldiers relaxing and swimming during a break in fighting, on the Western Front during World War One. Date: circa 1916

British soldier fishing with bayoneted rifle, WW1
A British soldier fishing in a canal with his bayoneted rifle after fighting at Mons, Belgium, in the early days of the First World War. Date: 1914

Betty Myers and Maxine McClesky, cowgirls taking part in Trick Riding at the Tex Austin World Championship Rodeo, White City Stadium (London). Seen here relaxing with a cup of tea. Date: circa 1930s

Hotel El Rancho, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA -- western Americas finest -- invest in rest at its best. Date: 1940s

Royal Navy sailors playing games on deck. August 1916 Date: 1916

You can call it a Day - cover by David Wright
Book jacket design for You Can Call It a Day by Peter Cheyney, designed and illustrated by artist, David Wright. Featuring a red-haired woman in a black dress with a plunging neckline

Russo-Turkish War, Russian Guides
Four Russian heavily armed and bearded guides relaxing in a camp during the Russo-Turkish war (April 24, 1877 March 3, 1878). Date: circa 1877

Russian Officers Relax during Japanese War
A group of six Russian officers relax in their dugout during the second and final year of the Russo-Japanese War. Date: 1905

Social Co-operative, Leningrad
A Leningrad Socil Co-operative centre from the 1920s with the slogan on one wall that reads He who is not abel to rest is he who is not able to work. Date: 1927 - 1928

Bath House, Long Beach, California, USA, with people relaxing on the beach in front. Date: 20th century

Womens Royal Air Force -- Now the day is over
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing women relaxing, waiting for transport home at the end of the day -- Now the Day is Over. Date: 1919-1920

Womens Royal Air Force -- Rest Room
Illustration, Eight Months with the Womens Royal Air Force. Showing women relaxing in the Rest Room -- two are dancing, another is playing the piano. Date: 1919-1920

Poster design for Orient Cruises, managed by Anderson Green & Co of Fenchurch Avenue, London. Showing people relaxing on the deck of a ship, with a huge funnel towering above them. Date: 20th century

Four soldiers enjoying beer near Okehampton, Devon
Four soldiers enjoying a glass (or bottle) of beer near Okehampton, Devon. Date: 1940s

Group of holidaymakers
A group of six holidaymakers sitting in front of a caravan which appears to have been adapted from an old railway carriage

Large group of holidaymakers
A large group of holidaymakers sitting in front of a caravan which appears to have been adapted from an old railway carriage

Group of five smiling holidaymakers
A group of five smiling holidaymakers. They appear to be in front of a caravan adapted from an old railway carriage

British soldiers reading Irelands Saturday Night
British soldiers, probably from the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, off-duty and relaxing in a dormitory; one of the men is reading the sports newspaper Irelands Saturday Night. Date: C.1912

Behind the scenes in a Test Match
The Australian eleven in their dressing room on the Melbourne cricket ground. In the right hand corner of the picture is C. Hill smoking a pipe. Other players are M. A. Noble, W.P. Howell, R.A

Woman holidaymaker in a deckchair
A woman holidaymaker sitting in a deckchair in front of a caravan which appears to have been adapted from an old railway carriage

Poster: come and explore Britain (2)
Poster inviting you to come and explore Britain, showing a quiet town with older style architecture. (2 of 2)

Three British soldiers outside Cypher Office, WW2
Three British soldiers outside a railway carriage being used as a Cypher Office during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Bystander masthead 1928, social gathering
Illustration on the front cover of The Bystander showing, young 1920s men and women sitting down relaxing. Date: 1928

Spring Flowers in Kew Gardens, 1926
Painting showing a woman and group of small children amongst the bluebells in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, Surrey, 1926. Date: 17/04/1926

Lincolns Inn Fields, London, 1905
Illustration showing a group of Londoners relaxing in Lincolns Inn Fields on a Sunday evening, 1905. In the background a military band can be seen at work in the bandstand. Date: 26/08/1905

Hampton Riverside
A scene on the banks of the River Thames at Hampton, Middlesex, England, showing adults and children relaxing in good summmer weather. Date: 1950s

POLICEMENs PICNIC
Two laughing policemen, captured on camera enjoying a picnic, or perhaps just a flask of tea and a bite to eat, next to a tent! Date: early 1930s

Advertisement for National Derv transport fuel -- group of bus conductors and drivers enjoying a tea break. 1959

Japan - Geisha in travelling chair taking a rest. Another Geisha girl stands to one side and the two porters are taking the opportunity to have a quick smoke. Date: circa 1903

French Coutryfolk - Lunchtime for Reapers / Harvesters
French Countryfolk - Lunchtime for Reapers/Harvesters Date: circa 1905

Shoe Shop in Fez, Morocco, North Africa Date: 1880s

Coachman sat at the bar enjoying his pipe and his pint
A study of a Coachman sat at the bar enjoying his pipe and his pint pot of ale. Date: 1895

Billiards Illustrated - Spot Barred
A relaxing Vicar, just about to don his tripey bathing suit and take a dip at a likelt spot, is thwarted by a zealous landowner

Sunday Afternoon on the Links, Carnoustie, Scotland
Sunday afternoon bandstand Links, Carnoustie, Scotland Date: circa 1898

Black Watch - Royal Highlanders - British Army Regiment - in camp (on manoeuvres). Date: 1905

Two Argentinian Gauchos resting in the field of an Estancia, surrounded by hides, hung out to dry on an old covered wagon

Matabele relaxing in front of their homes, c. 1869
Sketch 76 from a collection of original sketches by Thomas Baines, (1859-1871)

Deck of the Qe2
Passengers relaxing on the sun deck of the liner Queen Elizabeth II (QE2) Date: 2005

Camping Caravan Holiday
Relaxing in the woods beside a caravan on a camping holiday. Date: early 1930s

People at a church parade, Austria
A group of people in national costume taking part in a church parade in a village in Austria. This is either before or after the actual parade

Five men relaxing around a hibachi. Print shows five men relaxing around a hibachi; a shamisen rests on a platform in a room to the rear

Advert for Dolcis shoes 1941

Collecting cards depicting a story about a Chinese governor of Bac-Ninh, who, while relaxing on a hill with his rabbits, is frightened by an approaching balloon carrying sailors

Atlanta, Ga. Federal soldiers relaxing by guns of captured fort. Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Sherman in Atlanta, September-November, 1864

The Bathing Plage at Nice by Howard K. Elcock
A November study in the sunshine at Nice where blue skies, warm sun and gleaming water attract smart society away from the drab British weather for a holiday

Humorist front cover featuring Bonzo
Lovely front cover of the Humorist magazine, featuring Bonzo, the canine creation of artist George Studdy enjoying some tanning time of the beach. Date: 1934

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